ACTOR

James Marsters

1962 - Today

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James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in The WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. Since then, he has played the alien supervillain Brainiac along with Professor Milton Fine and Brainiac 5 on the Superman-inspired series Smallville, Captain John Hart on Torchwood and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's Caprica. He appeared in a supporting role in the film P.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Marsters has received more than 4,116,522 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). James Marsters is the 4,009th most popular actor (down from 3,306th in 2019), the 5,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,133rd in 2019) and the 1,803rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 4.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Marsters ranks 4,009 out of 13,578. Before him are Gina Carano, Joseph Grimaldi, Banjō Ginga, Brigitte Horney, Monique van de Ven, and Margarita Xirgu. After him are Charles Shaughnessy, Ossie Davis, Hans Moser, Assumpta Serna, Gary Dourdan, and Don Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, James Marsters ranks 215. Before him are Magne Furuholmen, Michael Ball, Michael Andretti, Atiq Rahimi, Janne Andersson, and Terence Trent D'Arby. After him are Tracy Chevalier, Mikhail Mizintsev, Predrag Bjelac, Rosamund Kwan, Jon Stewart, and Ikililou Dhoinine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Marsters ranks 5,969 out of 20,380. Before him are John Kuck (1905), Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Raymond Scott (1908), Ollie Johnston (1912), and David Gale (1921). After him are Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), Harold Agnew (1921), Mary-Claire King (1946), and John Agar (1921).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Marsters ranks 1,803. Before him are Dooley Wilson (1886), Richard Harrison (1936), Michael B. Jordan (1987), BD Wong (1960), Eddie Cantor (1892), and Gina Carano (1982). After him are Ossie Davis (1917), Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), John Agar (1921), John Randolph (1915), and Michael J. Pollard (1939).

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